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NYC Public Schools · 1 day ago

Employee Relations Compliance Investigator, Office of Employee Relations - 25518

Brooklyn, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$64K/yr - $70K/yr

6+ years exp

NYC Public Schools is seeking an Employee Relations Compliance Investigator to support compliance requirements for investigative and operational teams within the Division of Human Resources. The role focuses on ensuring timely background investigations, managing accommodations, and supporting various employee relations activities to maintain efficient staffing in schools.

Primary/Secondary Education

Responsibilities

Ensures the background investigation processes are effectively and efficiently closed in order to fully staff schools by the necessary deadlines

Assists with the background investigation process, including reviewing nominations, case reviews, communications and ongoing security clearance issues

Performs related tasks for background investigations - including initial interviews with applicants, reference checks and employment verifications, in order to expedite shorter investigations

Documents and records all communication with applicants and all related matters concerning character and fitness for the position

Ensures that employees, volunteers and vendors have been timely and accurately nominated in NYCPS systems and tracks any nominations that may have technical issues

Supports investigative activities, including case distribution and assignments, case follow-up and maintenance of all related files for applicants

Ensures that the office is meeting goals set under for class reduction size regulation

Handles emergency and special investigation matters, as needed

Supports the Arrest and Reassignment Team, particularly at peak periods, to ensure faster processing of employees who are returning to schools. Such support may include processing visitors, reviewing arrests and reassignments, follow-up with employees and other assigned tasks

Ensures compliance with all policies, procedures, regulations and standards of practice

Provides compliance support for reasonable accommodations to ensure that accommodations are timely provided, particularly for new hires

Works closely with school-based and district-based staff to ensure that schools have needed support for accommodations, particularly for new hires

Works strategically with the various teams on workload and distribution of available staff to ensure regular coverage and efficient processing, with a focus on NYCPS employees

Supports the monitoring and tracking of discipline stemming from investigations in a case tracking system to ensure a more timely return of NYCPS employees to school-based roles

Provides reports for case review as needed

Prepares written and statistical reports for the Executive Director of Employee Relations

Utilizes various computer systems to assist in the processing of applicants, cases and data

Works with confidential, high-level matters

Supports other NYCPS-related work for processing applicants

Supports other Employee Relations initiatives and projects assigned

Works off-site, as needed. throughout the five boroughs to support any related-NYCPS events

Varies work schedule to meet the needs of various stakeholders and provide coverage of events

Attends citywide meetings as a representative of the NYCPS

Qualification

Legal experienceInvestigative experienceCase management skillsNYCPS regulationsDatabase experienceMicrosoft Office 365Customer service focusConfidential information managementOrganizational skillsDecision making

Required

A four- year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years of satisfactory full-time experience in an industrial or governmental agency in the field of investigation, auditing, law enforcement, security, inspections, or in a major operational area of the agency in which the appointment is to be made; or

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college; or

Education and/or experience equivalent to '1' or '2' above

Demonstrated legal experience

In addition to meeting the minimum requirements, individuals must have two additional years of the experience described in '1' above

Preferred

Knowledge of NYCPS, City and State rules and regulations

Strong customer service focus and ability to collaborate across multiple offices and agencies

Strong investigative experience, including interview and case management skills

Strong human resources or employee relations experience, including accommodations

Strong database and spreadsheet experience, particularly with Microsoft Office 365 applications

Able to work flexible hours

Able to multitask among various responsibilities and teams

Able to occasionally travel throughout the five boroughs

Excellent organizational skills

Ability to make decisions and recommendations

Experience managing highly confidential information of a sensitive nature

Benefits

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Company

NYC Public Schools

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New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) is the largest public school system in the United States, serving approximately 1 million students across more than 1,600 schools in all five boroughs.

Founded in 2002

New York, NY, US

10001+ employees